What is the Least Common Multiple of 25386 and 25406?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 25386 and 25406 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25386 and 25406, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25386,25406) = 2
LCM(25386,25406) = ( 25386 × 25406) / 2
LCM(25386,25406) = 644956716 / 2
LCM(25386,25406) = 322478358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25386 and 25406 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25386 and 25406. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25386 and 25406.

Prime Factorization of 25386

Prime Factorization of 25406

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25386 and 25406.

LCM(25386,25406) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4231¹ × 12703¹
LCM(25386,25406) = 322478358